Originally Posted by
xliioper
You used to be able to enter NW clubs even when you were not flying at all. DCA and SFO clubs were pre-security and you could still get to them post-9/11 without having a ticket. I bought a couple 3-year memberships I'm working through (currently on second one) that I purchased prior to changes requiring same-day DL flights. Guess I'm not important enough to get the grandfather treatment.
Yes, in the days before airport security, some corporate recruiters would reserve an Airline club lounge conference room in a hub city (Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Atlanta, Dallas, etc.) Then they would fly multiple candidates in and out of the hub and interview them in the Airline club lounge conference room. That way they didn't have to pay for candidate hotel stays or meals and they could be face-to-face with four or five candidates in a single day.